Cindy Crawford whose full name is Cynthia Ann Crawford ,won the rights to the domain name CindyCrawford.com in a UDRP decision handed down today, by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Now that the decision is out its clear that the Supermodel never owned the domain, despite that the whois for many years showed her as the owner of the domain, and that the domain was pointed to … [Read more...]
GameTruck.com Just Bought in 2012 For A “Significant Sum” Saved In UDRP
Game Truck Licensing, LLC, of Tempe, Arizona, just lost a UDRP on the domain name GameTruck.com in a decision handed down by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO) The decision is interesting because although the domain name was originally registered before the complaintant's trademark was applied for, the domain holder just bought the domain name through DomainAdvisors.com in 2012, … [Read more...]
Capitol Music Wins UDRP & Gets Back The Domain It Lost in 2010: CapitolMusicGroup.com
Complainant Capitol Records, LLC d/b/a Capitol Music Group (“Complainant”), gained control of the domain name capitolmusicgroup.com in a UDRP that is owned until 2010 when it was "inadvertently deleted." The opinion doesn't discuss how one of the largest music company's on earth just "inadvertently deleted" the domain name of its company, but the panel seemed to award the domain name not due … [Read more...]
SelectHealth Loses UDRP On Parked Domain SelectHealth.com
SelectHealth, Inc. of Murray, Utah just lost a UDRP on a direct match domain of its trademark SelectHealth.com The one member panel noted that the domain name was registered long before the trademark was filed, however the panel also noted that for at least some time the domain was used in bad faith, as the domain name was parked, the domain holder offered to sell it to the trademark holder for … [Read more...]
Government Of Monaco Files UDRP Against MonteCarloVodka.com Made In France
Here's an interesting UDRP filing, the Government of Monaco, officially; Gouvernement de la Principauté de Monaco SAM Marques de l’Etat de Monaco has just filed a UDRP against the domain name MonteCarloVodka.com. Monte Carlo is the capital of Monaco Monte Carlo Vodka is made in Cognac France and the Owners of the brand state that the inspiration for the Monte Carlo name came from the famous … [Read more...]
Finally A UDRP Panel Gets The Domain Aftermarket Finding RDNH On ColdFront.com
Mr Schwartz feel free to add Personally Cool Inc. of New York, USA to your list of companies found Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name ColdFront.com The domain, as indicted in the title to the post, is owned by Frank Schilling's Name Administration Inc. which was as always represented by John Berryhill, Pennsylvania, USA. Here are the only two takeaways you need … [Read more...]
Insurance Company W/ 30 Billion In Policies Loses UDRP For MidlandInsurance.com
Midland National Life Insurance Company brought this URDP on the domain name midlandinsurance.com which was owned by ItemWire / Edwin Sherman (and represented by Zak Muscovitch of The Muscovitch Law Firm. Its a pretty interesting case which seemed to turn on that the domain holder actually owned a couple of hundred domains just like the at issue. Trademark holder have tried on numerous … [Read more...]